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#DFD78C

#dfd78c ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd78c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.31% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 37.22% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.22°, with 56.46% saturation and 71.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.6618

Complementary

  1. #dfd78c
  2. #8c94df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd78c
  2. #8cbedf
  3. #ae8cdf

Analogous

  1. #dfae8c
  2. #dfd78c
  3. #bedf8c

Triadic

  1. #dfd78c
  2. #8cdfd7
  3. #d78cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd78c
  2. #94df8c
  3. #8c94df
  4. #d78cdf

Square

  1. #dfd78c
  2. #8cdfae
  3. #8c94df
  4. #df8cbe

Monochromatic

  1. #a4992e
  2. #cec250
  3. #dfd78c
  4. #f0ecc8
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd78c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd78c
  2. #c9c27e
  3. #b2ac70
  4. #9c9762
  5. #868154
  6. #706c46
  7. #595638
  8. #43412a
  9. #2d2b1c
  10. #16160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd78c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd78c
  2. #e2db98
  3. #e5dfa3
  4. #e9e3af
  5. #ece7ba
  6. #efebc6
  7. #f2efd1
  8. #f5f3dd
  9. #f9f7e8
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd78c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd78c
  2. #d6ce8b
  3. #ccc68a
  4. #c3bd88
  5. #b9b487
  6. #b0ac86
  7. #a6a385
  8. #9d9a84
  9. #939182
  10. #8a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d286 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d78f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcdc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d489 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d78e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d1b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd78c {
  color: #dfd78c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd78c {
  background-color: #dfd78c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd78c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd78c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd78c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 56% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd78c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd78c, #bedf8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd78c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 140 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.97 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.15 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.40 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.75 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.94 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.39 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.28 #202873 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd78c  rgb(223, 215, 140)  hsl(54, 56%, 71%)  Flax
#8c94df  rgb(140, 148, 223)  hsl(234, 56%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8cdfd7  rgb(140, 223, 215)  hsl(174, 56%, 71%)  Pale Turquoise
#d78cdf  rgb(215, 140, 223)  hsl(294, 56%, 71%)  Violet